"Son, no matter how much you learn from me, I hope you always remember one thing.
In this world, everything follows the principle of equivalent exchange.
When you gain something, be prepared to lose something.
This includes the human heart as well.
If you want to get someone's sincerity, you also need to pay the same amount of sincerity.
The human heart can be the cheapest thing in the world, or it can be the most priceless thing in the world.
There are always some mediocre people in this world.
They try their best to give others something they think is precious, abandoning their dignity and spine. They feel that they have given all their sincerity, but they can't get anything in exchange.
Because when they abandon their dignity and spine, their sincerity becomes cheap.
As for cheap sincerity, naturally it can only be exchanged for equally cheap things of equal value.
And everything I teach you will make your heart priceless. "
In the courtyard of Hart's house near the fjord.
Hart sat on the armchair, looking at the calm fjord and the ships docked on the fjord, feeling the gentle breeze, and calmly warned Arthur in front of him.
Arthur silently remembered what he said in his mind, and then he said.
"The teacher said that the human heart is a very complicated thing."
Hart's eyelids narrowed slightly and he smiled.
“You are human too and you have a human heart.
So, do you think your heart is a very complicated thing? "
Arthur fell silent and thought for a moment.
"I don't know, but I think... I shouldn't be complicated."
“When you look at the human heart with complicated eyes, the human heart becomes complicated.
On the contrary, when you look at the human heart with simple eyes, the human heart will also become simple. "
Hart looked into the distance with deep eyes and continued.
“There are too many things in this world that are untrue and helpless.
In order to cope with these helplessness, people have no choice but to set up walls outside their hearts and put on an invisible mask on their faces.
Flattery to powerful people who are disgusting to themselves.
Express dislike for things that you like but cannot be known to.
Therefore, you may see some people who appear friendly on the outside but are as dirty as ditches on the inside.
And some people who look ferocious are actually extremely pure at heart.
but"
Hart looked at Arthur, "Is this because of the complexity of the human heart?"
Arthur fell silent. He felt that he seemed to understand something, but there was no systematic explanation.
"It's because of the complexity of this world, kid."
Arthur opened his eyes slightly. Hart's words were like a flash of lightning flashing through his mind. He seemed to understand something.
Then, Hart continued.
"But the world is actually simple."
Arthur looked at him with some confusion.
Hart turned his head and looked toward the fjord on one side.
“Look at this fjord, it is connected to a vast sea, endless and rough with waves.
But do you know how the sea was formed?
Countless water droplets gather into streams, streams gather into rivers, and rivers gather into seas.
The same is true for human society, which is a vast ocean composed of countless people.
Human beings are integrated yet independent individuals.
There are as many kinds of human hearts as there are people. These different human hearts are the reason why the world has become complicated.
As individuals in this society, in the process of getting along with other individuals, people also need to change themselves and their increasingly complex thoughts to deal with the hearts of those different individuals.
So, you should understand. "
Hart pondered for a moment and continued, "The human heart is complicated by the world, and the world is complicated by the human heart.
You need to get back to the basics.
Why do people need to deal with the human heart of the rest?
And why do we have to live in such a complicated society? "
"Because of desire."
At this moment, Arthur was no longer unable to answer, but answered based on Hart's ideas.
"Yeah, it's just desire." Hart's eyes were deep, "Food, sleep, power, women, money.
and a sense of self-esteem.
All desires possessed by human beings are the source of human actions and the source of human heart.
The so-called desire is the thirst of the soul. "
He looked at Arthur, his eyes flickering, "And by quenching the thirst of other people's hearts, you can easily control other people's hearts."
Arthur nodded thoughtfully.
"Xia Ya said that Arthur can learn a lot from you. Now it seems that he was indeed right."
At this time, a voice from one side attracted their attention.
Hart turned his head, and then he saw a black cat walking towards them with elegant cat steps.
Just when Hart thought that the sound he heard was an illusion, he heard the black cat speak.
"Are you Hart Valentine?"
Hart opened his eyes slightly.
"Isabel!" Arthur stood up from his seat and said in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"Come see you."
Isabel's cat body gradually turned into a human figure, with her black curly hair casually placed on her shoulders and a simple black robe, but even so, it could not hide the nobility of her body.
She ignored Arthur, but looked at Hart, her chin raised slightly.
"My name is, Isabel zu Britannia."
Hearing this surname that was exactly the same as the name of the country, Hart's pupils shrank slightly.
That was three years ago, a person he never thought he would meet.
However, he is different now than he was three years ago.
He quickly calmed down, stood up from his seat, bowed to Isabel, and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
"Meet Her Majesty the Queen."
Isabel slowly raised her right hand.
Hart quickly took his right hand and kissed the back of her hand like a dragonfly touching water, then put his hand down and took another step back.
Kissing the back of the monarch's hand is an act of respect and loyalty.
Isabel retracted her hand and sat in Arthur's original seat without any unnecessary words the whole time.
For some reason, Arthur saw something different from the king in Isabel.
arrogant?
No, more like a special kind of majesty.
He had seen a similar aura in Hart, who was not angry but was proud of himself.
Just sitting there without saying a word made people feel oppressive.
She looked at Hart, "Help us prepare a ship. I will take Arthur to the imperial capital."
"But."
"I have told him," Isabel said, "Now, Arthur will be taught by me."
Only then did Hart realize where the inexplicable feeling of familiarity he just felt came from.
Although the angel next to Mr. Xia Ya was more beautiful than the queen in front of him, the queen in front of him was extremely similar to that angel.
Could it be that.
Mr. Char and that angel are the ancestors of the Brittanian royal family!
Hart's heart was a little turbulent, and he felt as if he knew some terrible secrets.
A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly thought of the sword in the stone that was still inserted in the imperial capital, and also guessed the reason why Isabel wanted to bring Arthur to the imperial capital.
In the past few years, people from all over the country have flocked to the high platform to pull out the sword in the stone, but no one has succeeded.
As it failed again and again, the popularity of The Sword in the Stone also stopped a little during this period.
However, as the war further expanded and the plague gradually spread in the south, people became more and more eager for the appearance of the legendary holy king.
This country needs a strong leader.
"I understand." Hart said, "I will make arrangements for you now so that you can go to the imperial capital as quickly as possible."
As he spoke, he shouted out of the yard.
"Dan, come in."
After a while, a man in black came in, put his ear to his mouth, and Hart whispered a few words in a low voice.
Dan quit the place.
After a while, a ship docked at the port came over and docked near the yard.
Dan walked in again and reported in a low voice, "The boat has been arranged. Do you want to leave today?"
"Leave today," Isabel said. "Time waits for no one."
Hart nodded, and he looked at Arthur, his eyes deep and quiet.
“Go ahead, kid, and if you find the answer you want to find, then send for me and I can help you with anything.
It's time for this stupid war to end. "
He looked at Dan, "You also follow him to the imperial capital. On the way, obey all the orders of this lady."
"Yes." Dan nodded.
Arthur nodded, and after bidding farewell to Hart solemnly, he followed Isabel and left the yard, and walked onto the boat under Dan's guidance.
Although Arthur still doesn't know what happened, but since Isabel came to inform him, it is naturally Char's intention.
He has always trusted Xia Ya.
As they boarded the ship, the boatman, who had been waiting for orders on the ship, also raised the sails under Dan's order and controlled the ship to sail far away.
The ship was originally going to the Mediterranean for trade, so it had plenty of supplies inside for several months of sailing.
The ship slowly left the fjord, entered the vast ocean, and headed along the coastline towards the imperial capital.
"Raise all the sails." Isabel said to Dan beside her.
Although she was a little confused, her godfather had already told her to obey all her orders before she came.
Therefore, he still said to the sailor on one side.
"Raise all sails."
The sailor looked at Dan with some confusion and said, "Sir, the wind is not following the wind now. The wind direction is a little skewed. Just use the longitudinal sail. The horizontal sail will affect the speed."
Dan also looked at Isabel.
"Rise up," said Isabel.
Seeing this, Dan sighed helplessly and looked at the sailor, "Get up."
The sailor also let out a breath of frustration. He had lived for so long, and it was not like he had never seen such a layman guiding an expert. He felt that as long as all the sails were raised, the speed would be faster.
However, a small person like him has no way to change the ideas of these big people and can only follow them.
The best he can do is wait until the facts prove his statement and he can furl the sail again.
Thinking about it, he began to greet the other sailors and began to furl the sails. The horizontal sail slowly rose, and the breeze blew the horizontal sail, affecting the direction of the ship.
The sailor controlled the sail and adjusted it hard, quickly adjusting the direction of the ship. Then, he looked at Isabel helplessly.
It seems that again, you see, it’s what I said, right?
However, Isabel's expression did not change at all. She slowly opened her mouth and spit out an unknown syllable, like a language from ancient times. A green light that was imperceptible to the naked eye spread from her body.
Under the astonished looks of the sailors and Dan around.
The wind direction actually started to change at this moment.
The original diagonal breeze turned into a tailwind, and the wind was very strong, driving the ship straight towards the imperial capital!
Before they could recover, they heard Isabel say.
“The rest of the way will be a tailwind.”
Then, she took Arthur into the cabin.
The sailors were left with confused and horrified faces.
In all their years of sailing, they had never encountered such a strange thing.
One sentence changed the direction of the wind.
They turned their attention to Dan, but obviously Dan was also in shock and couldn't give an answer at all.
But then, he remembered Arthur's magic.
There is something mysterious about this woman related to Arthur, and it seems to be a normal thing.
“Will we see the teacher in the imperial capital?
Arthur asked Isabel in the room in the cabin.
"I don't know if he will appear." Isabel said with a deep look, "But I think he will definitely appear in front of you in the near future."
"Mr. Hart said that if I go to the imperial capital, I can end this war." Arthur didn't quite understand, "Why?"
"You'll know when you get there."
"Xia Ya also said it." Arthur murmured softly, "I will find all the answers I want in the imperial capital."
Arthur looked out the window at the rough waves. The ships were rising and falling with the waves, the gentle breeze was mixed with the salty water, and the seagulls were flying and dancing on the waves.
For some reason, Arthur's heart was also tumbling with the turbulent waves.
(End of chapter)
